Choosing a physician is an important decision. This is why we have offices located across the Baton Rouge area and some with early and after-hours appointments. We're dedicated to the health of our community and the well-being of each of our patients. Welcome to our Community of Caring.

Choosing a physician is an important decision. This is why we have offices located across the Baton Rouge area and some with early and after-hours appointments. We're dedicated to the health of our community and the well-being of each of our patients. Welcome to our Community of Caring.

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Baton Rouge General Announces Agreement with DHH

27-Aug-2014

BATON ROUGE, La. (August 27, 2014) – Baton Rouge General has entered into an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals that provides the funding necessary to support the continued provision of Emergency Room services at the Baton Rouge General Mid City campus.

Baton Rouge General President and CEO Mark Slyter said, “We began this day with heavy hearts, but now move forward with optimism and tremendous gratitude. On behalf of the staff at Baton Rouge General, we are certainly grateful to the Administration and DHH for working jointly to identify a means for continuing emergency services to the citizens of our city. With a collaborative spirit, we must continue working together towards innovative solutions that solve some of healthcare’s most complex challenges.”

About Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is a full-service community hospital, with 527 licensed beds between two campuses. As the first hospital in Baton Rouge, opening its doors in 1900, Baton Rouge General has a long history of groundbreaking milestones, as well as providing the Greater Baton Rouge community with high quality healthcare for generations. From our birth center to senior services, and state-of-the-art heart and cancer care, Baton Rouge General provides care for the whole family at every age and every stage of life.

Baton Rouge General is affiliated with and also serves as a satellite campus of Tulane University School of Medicine. In addition to serving as a satellite campus for Tulane medical students in the LEAD (Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Discovery) Academy program, Baton Rouge General also offers a Family Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, School of Nursing and School of Radiologic Technology. Baton Rouge General, an accredited teaching hospital since 1991, is committed to exceptional medical education and serves a diverse population that is representative of the types of patients, injuries, illnesses and healthcare needs most frequently seen by physicians in private practice. For more information, visit BRGeneral.org, find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/BatonRougeGeneral and follow us on Twitter at @BRGeneral.